Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Guttural has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
2
A harsh and throaty spoken sound
Adjective
1
like the sounds of frogs and crows
"a guttural voice"
"acres of guttural frogs"
2
relating to or articulated in the throat
"the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
3
Sounding harsh and throaty.
Example Sentences
"a guttural voice"
adjective
"acres of guttural frogs"
adjective
"the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)